<p>Hey guys,
I recently learned that I've been accepted at these three amazing universities! Needless to say, I am absolutely thrilled by the opportunities that lay before me.
So which college should I attend? I'm a southern California girl from a medium sized public high school. I'm entering as an English major / pre-med student, but my plans are anything but solidified. I'm also interested in journalism, art history, and politics, and I plan to write for the campus newspaper.
Based on these interests, do you have any recommendations? I know I'll get an incredible education at all three schools, but any input on selecting the best fit would be great!
As a side note, I've never been to any of the campuses, but I plan to visit within the next few weeks.
Thanks in advance for any advice!</p>
<p>I think we need more information – the three schools are all very good in the listed departments. Definitely visit.</p>
<p>Do you want a laid-back environment? How much political diversity do you want? How much contact with professors? etc.</p>
<p>rdn, the visit will clinch it…there will be one that stands out significantly, especially if you are from Southern Cal.</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>congratulations!
I’d choose either H or P if I were you :)</p>
<p>Princeton doesn’t allow double-majoring, so trying to pursue an English major and being a pre-med student may be a little hard. I don’t think that should make you cross Princeton off the list, since you probably could do a pre-med major and do an certificate program in another area.</p>
<p>You have to visit. Just because all three are members of the Ivy League–that doesn’t mean that they are all similar. Culturally, these are three very different places. Its not a matter of right or wrong, or good and bad—but rather a personal preference that, frankly, no one can really advise you on. If you visit all three, you will quickly know which one feels best for you. </p>
<p>p.s., if it were me, it would be Harvard hands down. But that’s me.</p>
<p>Hi rdnr22,</p>
<p>Since I’m also a high school senior I probably can’t give the most wisdom, but the first thing I’d say is that you obviously can’t go wrong. Not that that helps any, but it needed to be said.</p>
<p>You’ve gotten into 66.7% of the ‘big three’ (H, Y, P), and there IS something to be said about name recognition, no question about it.</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d give Brown some serious thought. I was ultimately rejected, but two of the reasons I applied in the first place (besides my dream of a lunch date with Emma Watson) were the curriculum and the professors. As I’m sure you know, Brown has no required courses and double-majoring (especially in two very different fields) is a breeze. I like that kind of freedom.</p>
<p>The second reason is that of all the Ivies Brown (together with Dartmouth) focuses pretty hard on the undergrads. That isn’t to say that you won’t have time with your professors at H or P, but both of those places devote significantly more resources and attention to their graduate programs than Brown does.</p>
<p>Whatever your choice, you’ll have a fantastic education. Good luck!</p>
<p>~Yostani</p>
<p>Go for the visits. At one of the schools you will look around and think “These are my people!” Choose that school.</p>
<p>Yostani, I would disagree with you - Princeton focuses on its undergraduates at least as much or more than Brown.</p>
<p>Although Princeton undergraduate represent a lessor amount of the overall student population, 67% vs. 76%, the undergraduate population is 22% smaller at Princeton and its student to teach ratio of 5:1 is about twice as small as Brown’s.</p>